Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-12-16
personal.

sam hICLlEOy Lu6 popular lawyer OF
Oberlin is attending court here this
week.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Plotner expect them 10 return from
their visit soon.
Il. L, siler, of Lincoln, Nebraska,
editor of the Nebraska Farmer. was in
town last Monday, visiting his friend,
A. P McElrOy.
-. F. Patterson who lives six miles
east of Marvin was a caller on Wednes-
day. He is a solid friend of the HER
AID. Call again.
Editor Nelson, who is also Mayor
of Smith Center, was a caller last
Monday. He was one of the first pas
sengers to Phillipsburg over the Rock
Island.
Mr.. Joel Shoemaker came in on
Tuesday to subscribe for the HERALD.
He said he had recently seen a few oop-
les and its temperance articles pleased
him so much he desired to subscribe.
MIR. Guest, has sold his stock of
merchandise to his brother-in-la law, Mr..
HickenIooper and will 90 to California,
hoping that a change of climate may
be beneficial to health of Mrs. Guest.
Mr.. ''Dlck'' Turpin of Marvin,
with his wife, has located here, and as
heretofore announced viii be the sta
ton agent of the Rock Island at Phil
lipsburg. He has a great many
friends here and deservingly So
e. &. Forney who represents that
excellent newspaper, the Topeka Com
monwealth, has been in town since
Monday He and his estimab1e wife
were the first passengers to arrive at
this place over the Rock Island Rail-
road.
VIM. Moncrief, the popular livery
man of Marvin was in time Saturday
and called to see US. He has recently
been seriously afflicted from sore eyes.
He had to sit in a dark room several
days, his eyes being so bad that they
could not endure the light.
David Goddard and family have
arrived from Canada and will make
this their permanent home. He will
stop for the present with his son who
resides in the north part Of the county.
Mir. Goddard is owner of the old Fer
guson place just south of town.
r. B. Kelley and Rob Coleman,
two Of the engineers of the c5nstruc-
ton trains on The c. K. & n. came in
for a social chat on Satui day. We
found them to be well informed pleas
ant gentlemen. Mr.. Coleman has been
given charge Of the yards here. He is
a very pleasant gentleman.
DIR. Taylor, one of the editors and
proprietors of The PhiIlipsburg Demo
crat has sold his interest in that paper
to his partner and resumes his medical
practice at Logan. The Doctor is a
good writer, and though at times lit
tie sarcastic and bitter, yet in the main
is coul teOus and fair. In bidding DR..
Taylor adieu, the HERALD does so en-
PERTAINING no unfriendly feeling. toward
him. Socially he is a capital fellow.
The many friends of Harvey A.
Wells viii learn with regret that his
health has so failed that he is now tax
ing medical treatment in DR.. Hall S
Sanitorium, st Joe, Mo. He says
. the doctors claim he has organic heart
disease, enlarged liver and kidneys.
His letters to his friends have a dispon-
dent tone. He says in case Of his death
/ he wishes to be buried in the Phillips
burg Cemetery. We hope his case Is
not so HOPELESS as he seems to think it IS
In this paper may be seen the new
advertisement of VIM. Bissel proprietor
Of ''Bissen plaee'' and BisseIs Second
Addition to Philhpsburg. 1t is hardly
necessary for Us to inform HERALI
readers who VIM. Biszeu IS. To thosl
who do not know. we Will say he is on,
+ Of the pioneers Of this town and county
and is known as among the solid imam
/ cial men OF northwestern Kansas. HI
/ is a thoroughly reliable business man
and citizen
DO not miss the golden opportunit,
at the Chicago Falr for the next We
( weeks.